The fifth series of Last of the Summer Wine originally aired on BBC1 between 18 September and 30 October 1979.Bright and Ross (2000), pp. 174–176 All episodes were written by Roy Clarke, and produced and directed by Sydney Lotterby.Bright and Ross (2000), p. 164
The fifth series was something of a departure; it was the first to include multiple two-part episodes and saw an increase in the more physical comedy for which the programme would become more well-known latterly.
The fifth series was released on DVD in region 2 as a combined box set with series 6 on 5 March 2007.
Characters The trio in this series consisted of Compo (Bill Owen), Clegg (Peter Sallis) and Foggy (Brian Wilde).
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DVD release The box set for series 5 and 6 was released by Universal Playback in March 2007.
+ The Complete Series 5 & 6 Set Details 17 episodes 3-disc set Language: English Release Date Region 25 March 2007
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